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(No Model.)

- H. W. WHITE.-

GUN STOCK. v No. 247,451. Patented Sept. 20,1881.

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HIEAM \V. \VHITE, O1 YXNKTON, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

GUN-STOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,451, dated September 20, 1881. Applicuiioni ilwl h-pivnibc1'][i,l880. (No model.)

10 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HIRAM W. \Vurrn, of Yankton, Dukol u Territory, have invented cer- 'taiu new and useful Improvements in Gun- Stocks, of which thefollcwing is ns 'icciticution.

The invention relates to that class of stockbutts which are :uljustubly connected with the gunstock, whereby they may be projected therefrom or retracted thereto more or less to regulate the length of the stock in accordance with the length of the gunners arm, and also, when the connection of the butt with the stock is elastic, to regulate thedegrcc ofthiselusticity to suit the firing ot' light on heury churgcs.

Myinventiou consists in the specie] form of the SLOCli'lllliLl', and the special manner of cluetically and udjustubly connecting the some with the stock, as hereinafter fully set forth.

The figure in the drawing presents at side elevation of u guirstoclc, shown in section at the butt end, where my improvement is applied.

The gun-stock is indicated by c, and is made in about the usual form, except :it the butt, where the opposite sides are preferably made parallel. for 2. short distance, as shown, to bet- [er receive the yielding butt.

1) indicates the butt of the stock, which is made of the usual appropriate shupe to lit against the arm or shoulder, and according to this invention :ulinstubly and elastically connected with the stock. This butt-piece h is preferably made of thiu shect or cast metal, in cupped shape, to fit upon and slide over the end of the stock, being formed with n projecting rim, seyt'rom one to two inches deep, which loosely embraces the end of the stock, as shown, and is capable of Sliding buck or i'orth thereon in a straight and steady n'ienner. 'jhe butt is formed with on inwnrdly-prqjecting thiinhle or socket, c, at or about its middle, in wliiih the head end tit-e long screw, 11, lies, while the threaded end screw; into the wood of the stock or into a metal not embedded in the stock. From the outer ends oi. the butt two parallel pins, c a, project into guide-holesffiu the stock, nud around these guide-pins are placed strong spiral springs g, which are socketed in the guide-holes}, resting; at their lower ends upon the bottom ot the holes, while they press at their outer ends against the butt I) with a constant tendency to project: the butt from the stock as for us the adjustment of the screw (1. will allow.

It will now be seen that the connection of the butt with the stock is chbstic by reason ot' the interposed springs {i 1, so thut the gun rests against the shoulder upon it yielding butt, the elasticity ol' which causes the shock oi the recoil in firingto be cushioned upon the shoul der,thus'rcndering it but slightly perceptible, and enabling constant firing to be donewith out distress. At the some time the degree of elasticity maybe adjusted by turning the screw (1 in orout, so as to suit the strength of the gunner or the weight oi. the gun and the strength of the charges fired therefrom, us may be desired.

It may also be seen that the adjustment of the butt in or out by turning" the screw (1 will also regulate the length of the steel; as may he required to better suit the length of the gunners arm, which is an important advantage, as this enables the gun to be grasped an d coniumnded with greater ease and accuracy, and for this purpose the interposed springs g may or may not be used.

It may be observed that the form of the springs between the stock and the butt is immaterial, us they may be spiral or lint, or made of metal or rubber, and one, two, or any other suitable number of springs may he used. Thus one central sprin may be arranged ground the socket, insleadot'having' two springs around the guide-pins e c, which latter may in this case lit the guide-holesffsnugly.

Anotheradvantageoftheconstructioushown is that, esthe yielding,- butt isguided on the stock so as to yield in a straight line parallel with the guirburrel, there is hence no tendency to raise or tilt the muzzle, and thus detract from the accuracy of the aim at the instant of tiring, {LS is likely to be the case where the butt is hinged at one end to .the stock and elastically connected at the opposite end, as is the case in u previous form 0t elastic butt.

I do not, of course, wish to infer any broad claim to merely an elastic or yielding stockhutt, whether connected with the stock by a hingejoiut or by parallel guide-pins, witha device to adjust the butt to or from the stock, as I am aware that sever-d previous instances of such may be cited in addition to the one KOO just referred to. In my invention, however, the special form of the butt and its arrangement relatively to the stock is novel, as is also the adjusting-screw d, which works through the butt and engages with the stock, and is accessible for adjustment from the end of the butt, which has the advantages of simplicity, convenience, and efliciency.

What I claim is- The combination, with a gun-stock bored with the two parallel guide-holes f f, of the yielding butt I), connected with the stock by the adjusting-screw d, and provided with the two parallel guide-pins e e, encircled by the cylindrical spiral springs 9, both sockeied and I 5 guided in the said guide-holes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

HIBAM W. WHITE,

Witnesses:

PHIL. K.- FAULK, A. W. HOWARD. 

